Down to the wire 'Meet the Press’ Sunday Healthcare Battle
This Sunday: Down to the wire: Just hours before the House could take a final vote on sweeping health care reform legislation, we'll have...
Freshman ‘FlashForward’ returns outdraws competition
It almost like being the comeback kid...returning to ABC’s Schedule for the First Time in 3-1/2 Months, ABC’s “FlashForward” Outdraws its Non-Sports Competition in...
‘David Letterman’ gets 1st ‘American Idol’ contestants voted off
As it gets down to the final 12 singers in the competition, the latest contestants to be voted off "American Idol" each week will...
Daytime soap, ‘Days of Our Lives’ renewed for 45th season
NBC has picked up hit daytime drama "Days of our Lives" for its 45th season, keeping the long-running show on the network through the...
Hoops rule the ratings
CBS dominated the TV ratings on Thursday with first round action in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.Thursday Overnight Nielsen ratingsRatings/ShareAdults 18-493.7/112.7/81.6/51.4/41.4/40.6/2Adults 18-343.3/112.7/91.4/51.5/51.0/40.5/2Total Viewers (millions)10.3316.5875.7833.3195.3151.434Click...
FCC opens docket on retransmission change requests
The request from 14 cable companies and organizations for the FCC to amend the retransmission consent rules has reached the stage of a formal...
ABC.com No. 1 site w/ “LOST” No. 1 in streams
ABC.com is the No. 1 Online Broadcast Site for February 2010, Up 24% Over January, with its Largest Unique Viewer Count in 11 Months.ABC.com...
TVB reports that TV ad sales are improving
Q4 numbers from the Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB) show another negative quarter – but maybe the last one for a while. The organization says current indications point to a positive number for Q1
Carl Icahn bids to buy all of Lionsgate
After the board of directors urged shareholders to reject a bid by Carl Icahn to increase his stake in the TV and movie production/distribution...
‘FlashForward’ surges w/ young adults via DVR playback
Returning to ABC’s Schedule for the First Time in 3-1/2 Months, ABC’s “FlashForward” Outdraws its Non-Sports Competition in its Regular Time Period Opposite Stiff Competition,...
‘Jay Leno’ starting to control Late-Night television, again
"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" delivered a 3.9/10 in metered-market households. Other results were: CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman" (1.4/5 with an...
NBC Thursday starts slow builts w/ ’30 Rock’ and ‘The Marriage Ref’
From 8-8:30 p.m. ET, "Community” (2. 1/7 in 18-49 5.2 million viewers overall) grew week-to-week by 11 percent in 18-49 (2.1 vs. 1.9) and...
ABC’s ‘FlashFoward’ against NCAA held steady adults 18-49
Returning to ABC’s schedule for the first time in 3-1/2 months (since 12/3/09), opposite stiff competition from CBS’ NCAA Basketball Tournament (up year to...
Meredith Vieira cuts a rug w/ ‘Dancing with the Stars’
“Dancing with the Stars” Edition of “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire” to see host Meredith Vieira cut a rug on the “Millionaire” set....
John Madden to receive ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’
Legendary broadcaster John Madden will receive this year's Lifetime Achievement Award. Madden, the most honored NFL broadcaster of all time with an unprecedented 16...